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#ECD3D8

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #ECD3D8

With the hex code #ECD3D8, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 83% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3ECE7, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green211
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ECD3D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD3D8.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD3D8.
14.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD3D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD3D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D7D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDBD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D2D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD3D8?

With the hex code #ECD3D8, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 83% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD3D8?

Use black text. Black on #ECD3D8 has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD3D8?

Its complementary colour is #D3ECE7, and analogous partners are #ECD3E5 and #ECDBD3.